Hello everyone, first time poster, but I've been reading info on this site for 4 years now while I toiled away in nursing school
I graduated from a BSN program in May and passed my boards at 75 questions back in July. This was back in my home state of NJ. I moved with my significant other to Boston, MA as she is now a graduate SLP student at NEU.
This was a big move for us as it was the first time either of us had ever really left home as opposed to just going away to school for the year.
Unfortunately, by moving five hours and two states away I pretty much lost the entire network I had built during my time in nursing school, and I am now in a much worse spot when it comes to finding a job as I at least had a face to pair with my applications when it came to the unit managers near my school.
I keep running into the same issues everywhere "1-2 years experience required, previous [blank] experience required" with no application spot for new grads.
I seem to have missed that boat when the major Boston hospitals opened their applications for new grads as early as February. I didn't even consider looking into postings that early because the hospitals near my school hadn't opened their apps until mid-June.
I have not been hunting for very long as of now, so I'm not surprised or discouraged yet, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to improve my chances of finding a job, or if one of you god-sends knows somewhere that still wants new grads as of now.
I have called a few hospitals to see if I could meet with an HR rep or even a unit manager, but most places refer me to their website for "all application needs" as they have gone paperless. I don't want to just be another name sitting in a pile of hundreds of applicants, but the current system makes it very hard to stand out.
Any advice or words of encouragement are appreciated!
I will look into that. I've applied for a few other Kindred facilities as well. Got a call from one in South Dennis but they didn't want me commuting that far, they'd only take me if I relocated which is not an option unfortunately.
Have you looked into the Brockton area? There is Good Samaritan which is also Steward again but I would think it would be a lot easier to get into Brockton than Boston. Good luck!
Yes they will take new grads at Good Sam. A couple of my friends got hired there as new grad ASN nurses, but they all worked there as CNAs or techs. They are doing a lot of internal hiring unfortunately - but having your bachelor's is deff a plus so good luck ! Something will turn up eventually.
You have to apply in the winter of your senior year of college to get one of those jobs.
Do you mean right now? I don't see any openings at either of them. A nurse recruiter told me I could apply to any staff nurse position at Boston Children's as long as it doesn't require experience
Do you mean right now? I don't see any openings at either of them. A nurse recruiter told me I could apply to any staff nurse position at Boston Children's as long as it doesn't require experience
When are you graduating? If you are graduating in May, start applying in January.
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I am not sure if you are open to working in NH, but Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH had some open new grad spots last time I looked! The pay won't be as good as MA, but its better than nothing!
Anyone have any advice on getting in touch with an actual recruiter somewhere I applied to? I called 12 places yesterday and didn't make it past the HR receptionist to actually speak to a recruiter a single time. Only three even let me leave messages and the other nine screened me out because they "can't take calls from every applicant."
I really don't know what to do when I can't even get a LTC facility on the phone to make myself more then a faceless online application. This move is quickly becoming one of the worst choices of my life, even though none of my classmates are fairing much better back home in NJ. At least I wouldn't have $1500 in rent due every month.
Boston is hard! I didn't want a hospital job here and landed a substitute school nursing job through a piano student of my husband's, if you believe that one. I was able to land a full-time school nurse gig at a local charter school and love it, but again, I knew I didn't want to work in the hospital and understood the pay scale in the schools.
Have you tried the community setting? Hang in there!
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I will look into that. I've applied for a few other Kindred facilities as well. Got a call from one in South Dennis but they didn't want me commuting that far, they'd only take me if I relocated which is not an option unfortunately.